>After years of successful networking, I am no longer to access an XP Pro
>machine on a 5 computer workgroup.  All of the remaining machines function
>normally.  I am not even able to ping it.  It can ping itself and the router.
> Other machines can ping themseleves, the router, and each other- just not
>this machine.
> I have:
> turned off all firewalls (XP and Router firewall),
> disabled on-access virus scan,
> exited Defender,
> renamed the workgroup and machines,
>renewed all tcp/ip,
> restarted computer browser and server services,
> enabled NetBui over TCP/IP,
>tried a static IP,
>re-run the network set-up wizard,
>named the accounts the same accross all machines,
>enabled the guest acccount.... 
>
>WHAT ELSE CAN I TRY?

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:27:01 -0800, Robie <Ro***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >After years of successful networking, I am no longer to access an XP Pro
> >machine on a 5 computer workgroup.  All of the remaining machines function
> >normally.  I am not even able to ping it.  It can ping itself and the router.
> > Other machines can ping themseleves, the router, and each other- just not
> >this machine.
> > I have:
> > turned off all firewalls (XP and Router firewall),
> > disabled on-access virus scan,
> > exited Defender,
> > renamed the workgroup and machines,
> >renewed all tcp/ip,
> > restarted computer browser and server services,
> > enabled NetBui over TCP/IP,
> >tried a static IP,
> >re-run the network set-up wizard,
> >named the accounts the same accross all machines,
> >enabled the guest acccount.... 
> >
> >WHAT ELSE CAN I TRY?
>
> What error do you get for "cannot ping"?  Can you ping by neither name nor IP
> address?  Do all other computers get the identical error?  Can the problem
> computer ping the others?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>    actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.
>

>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:27:01 -0800, Robie <Ro***@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >After years of successful networking, I am no longer to access an XP Pro
>> >machine on a 5 computer workgroup.  All of the remaining machines function
>> >normally.  I am not even able to ping it.  It can ping itself and the router.
>> > Other machines can ping themseleves, the router, and each other- just not
>> >this machine.
>> > I have:
>> > turned off all firewalls (XP and Router firewall),
>> > disabled on-access virus scan,
>> > exited Defender,
>> > renamed the workgroup and machines,
>> >renewed all tcp/ip,
>> > restarted computer browser and server services,
>> > enabled NetBui over TCP/IP,
>> >tried a static IP,
>> >re-run the network set-up wizard,
>> >named the accounts the same accross all machines,
>> >enabled the guest acccount.... 
>> >
>> >WHAT ELSE CAN I TRY?
>>
>> What error do you get for "cannot ping"?  Can you ping by neither name nor IP
>> address?  Do all other computers get the identical error?  Can the problem
>> computer ping the others?

>Thanks Chuck.  I have been scouring your webpage trying to troubleshoot this
>thing before I pull my remaining hair out.
>
>I can not ping the problem computer either by IP or name.  I get a request
>time out from all the other computers when trying to ping the problem one.   
>I can outbound ping all other computers from the problem computer.  I can
>actually browse the shared folders of all others from the problem computer.

"Chuck" wrote:

> On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:19:01 -0800, Robie <Ro***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
> >"Chuck" wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:27:01 -0800, Robie <Ro***@discussions.microsoft.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >After years of successful networking, I am no longer to access an XP Pro
> >> >machine on a 5 computer workgroup.  All of the remaining machines function
> >> >normally.  I am not even able to ping it.  It can ping itself and the router.
> >> > Other machines can ping themseleves, the router, and each other- just not
> >> >this machine.
> >> > I have:
> >> > turned off all firewalls (XP and Router firewall),
> >> > disabled on-access virus scan,
> >> > exited Defender,
> >> > renamed the workgroup and machines,
> >> >renewed all tcp/ip,
> >> > restarted computer browser and server services,
> >> > enabled NetBui over TCP/IP,
> >> >tried a static IP,
> >> >re-run the network set-up wizard,
> >> >named the accounts the same accross all machines,
> >> >enabled the guest acccount.... 
> >> >
> >> >WHAT ELSE CAN I TRY?
> >>
> >> What error do you get for "cannot ping"?  Can you ping by neither name nor IP
> >> address?  Do all other computers get the identical error?  Can the problem
> >> computer ping the others?
>
> >Thanks Chuck.  I have been scouring your webpage trying to troubleshoot this
> >thing before I pull my remaining hair out.
> >
> >I can not ping the problem computer either by IP or name.  I get a request
> >time out from all the other computers when trying to ping the problem one.   
> >I can outbound ping all other computers from the problem computer.  I can
> >actually browse the shared folders of all others from the problem computer.
>
> Hair joke, huh?  You didn't click on the MVP logo on the web page, I take it?
> ;-)
>
> A timeout (and only on inbound traffic) has to be either a firewall, or an LSP /
> Winsock corruption problem.  You say that you've eliminated the firewall issue,
> so go for LSP / Winsock.  Be patient and very persistent.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
>
> But solve the ping issue (low level IP) before fooling with Windows Networking
> (Guest account, computer names, workgroup name, NetBui - and I HOPE that you
> meant NetBIOS over TCP??, computer browser,...).
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html
>
> Don't complicate issues with NetBEUI, please.  NetBEUI doesn't even support
> ping.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>    actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.

>

>
>
>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:19:01 -0800, Robie <Ro***@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >"Chuck" wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:27:01 -0800, Robie <Ro***@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >After years of successful networking, I am no longer to access an XP Pro
>> >> >machine on a 5 computer workgroup.  All of the remaining machines function
>> >> >normally.  I am not even able to ping it.  It can ping itself and the router.
>> >> > Other machines can ping themseleves, the router, and each other- just not
>> >> >this machine.
>> >> > I have:
>> >> > turned off all firewalls (XP and Router firewall),
>> >> > disabled on-access virus scan,
>> >> > exited Defender,
>> >> > renamed the workgroup and machines,
>> >> >renewed all tcp/ip,
>> >> > restarted computer browser and server services,
>> >> > enabled NetBui over TCP/IP,
>> >> >tried a static IP,
>> >> >re-run the network set-up wizard,
>> >> >named the accounts the same accross all machines,
>> >> >enabled the guest acccount.... 
>> >> >
>> >> >WHAT ELSE CAN I TRY?
>> >>
>> >> What error do you get for "cannot ping"?  Can you ping by neither name nor IP
>> >> address?  Do all other computers get the identical error?  Can the problem
>> >> computer ping the others?
>>
>> >Thanks Chuck.  I have been scouring your webpage trying to troubleshoot this
>> >thing before I pull my remaining hair out.
>> >
>> >I can not ping the problem computer either by IP or name.  I get a request
>> >time out from all the other computers when trying to ping the problem one.   
>> >I can outbound ping all other computers from the problem computer.  I can
>> >actually browse the shared folders of all others from the problem computer.
>>
>> Hair joke, huh?  You didn't click on the MVP logo on the web page, I take it?
>> ;-)
>>
>> A timeout (and only on inbound traffic) has to be either a firewall, or an LSP /
>> Winsock corruption problem.  You say that you've eliminated the firewall issue,
>> so go for LSP / Winsock.  Be patient and very persistent.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
>>
>> But solve the ping issue (low level IP) before fooling with Windows Networking
>> (Guest account, computer names, workgroup name, NetBui - and I HOPE that you
>> meant NetBIOS over TCP??, computer browser,...).
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html
>>
>> Don't complicate issues with NetBEUI, please.  NetBEUI doesn't even support
>> ping.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html
>>
>> --
>> Cheers,
>> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
>> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
>> My        email         is          AT         DOT
>>    actual       address    pchuck       mvps        org.
>
>THANKS Chuck.
>
>     I went through all of the steps in your tutorial for a corrupt winsock
>and nothing changed.  So, I downloaded newest drivers for my IntelPRo 100 VE
>adapter, still no fix.  Then I uninstalled my Cisco VPN, Windows Defender,
>and Virus Scan, and the LAN adapter.  After restart, it re-installed the
>driver for the adapter and my problem was fixed.  I noticed that an, 
>"internet connection" is listed under gateways in my network connections when
>it is working.  So, I re-installed my Virsucan- still fixed.  Re-installed
>Windows Defender- still fixed.  Reinstalled my VPN- and the problem was back
>and the internet gateway connection was gone.  I isolated it to the VPN.  The
>computer can be pinged only when the VPN is connected.  I only use the VPN
>for checking email through my workplace exchange server.  I guess I will just
>leave it connected to the VPN all the time...
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Robie

> After years of successful networking, I am no longer to access an XP Pro
> machine on a 5 computer workgroup.  All of the remaining machines function
> normally.  I am not even able to ping it.  It can ping itself and the router.
>  Other machines can ping themseleves, the router, and each other- just not
> this machine.
>  I have:
>  turned off all firewalls (XP and Router firewall),
>  disabled on-access virus scan,
>  exited Defender,
>  renamed the workgroup and machines,
> renewed all tcp/ip,
>  restarted computer browser and server services,
>  enabled NetBui over TCP/IP,
> tried a static IP,
> re-run the network set-up wizard,
> named the accounts the same accross all machines,
> enabled the guest acccount.... 
>
> WHAT ELSE CAN I TRY?

"Sayed Wali" wrote:

> Dear Robie
>
>  Do not run the network set-up wizard after setting the IP address for
> your clients. After setting up IP addresses, workgroup and Computer
> name, simply share a folder on any of your clients and then from
> another PC try to open the workgroup and the shared folder.
>
> Thx
>
> Cina
>
>
>
> Robie wrote:
> > After years of successful networking, I am no longer to access an XP Pro
> > machine on a 5 computer workgroup.  All of the remaining machines function
> > normally.  I am not even able to ping it.  It can ping itself and the router.
> >  Other machines can ping themseleves, the router, and each other- just not
> > this machine.
> >  I have:
> >  turned off all firewalls (XP and Router firewall),
> >  disabled on-access virus scan,
> >  exited Defender,
> >  renamed the workgroup and machines,
> > renewed all tcp/ip,
> >  restarted computer browser and server services,
> >  enabled NetBui over TCP/IP,
> > tried a static IP,
> > re-run the network set-up wizard,
> > named the accounts the same accross all machines,
> > enabled the guest acccount.... 
> >
> > WHAT ELSE CAN I TRY?
>
>